hiss
verb (used without object)
to make or emit a sharp sound like that of the letter s prolonged, as a snake does, or as steam does when forced under pressure through a small opening.
has been hissing
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present perfect progressiveof hiss (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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“Heaven has made but one drama for man—the world,” he writes, “and during these three thousand years mankind has been hissing it.”
From Essays in Little by Andrew Lang
Assuredly, he is the snake who has been hissing about my well-beloved flower.
From The Confession of a Child of the Century by Kendall Warren
